thumuni

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, “an eighth”).

Pronunciation edit

(prescribed, Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈθu.mu.ni/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /suˈmu.ni/
Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun edit

thumuni (n class, plural thumuni)

one-eighth
(obsolete) a coin worth sixpence; half a shilling
(obsolete) a coin worth an eighth of a silver coin

See also edit

For more, see Appendix:Swahili numerals#Fractions.

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